= The 2nd Annual Software Freedom Day Celebration at FreeGeek Chicago! = '''''Please Visit our Eventbrite [[https://sfdchicago2013.eventbrite.com/|Registration Page]]''''' [[http://softwarefreedomday.org/|Software Freedom Day]] (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! '''''The admission to the event is FREE and open to all enthusiastic people''''', though we suggest a "Pay-What-You-Can" donation to support !FreeGeek Chicago and it's educational and outreach programming. If you write open source software, use free software, or are curious and want to learn about software freedom and the FOSS community, come join us for Software Freedom Day! == About FreeGeek Chicago == [[http://www.freegeekchicago.org|FreeGeek Chicago]] is a not-for-profit community organization that recycles used computers and parts to provide functional computers, education, internet access and job skills training to those who want them. !FreeGeek advocates for the humane, environmentally-friendly use of information technology. == About Software Freedom Day == === SFD Vision === Our vision is to empower all people to freely connect, create and share in a digital world that is participatory, transparent, and sustainable. === SFD Objectives === 1. To celebrate software freedom and the people behind it 1. To foster a general understanding of software freedom, and encourage adoption of free software and open standards 1. To create more equal access to opportunities through the use of participatory technologies 1. To promote constructive dialogue on responsibilities and rights in the information society 1. To be inclusive of organizations and individuals that share the SFD Vision (see above) 1. To be pragmatic, transparent, and responsible as an organization == Schedule == ||Time ||Presentation Area ||Hack Area || ||10:00a ||'''Registration''' ||SETUP || ||10:30a ||'''James Slater''' ''Morning Roundup and Code of Conduct'' ||SETUP || ||10:45a ||'''David Eads''' ''What is Software Freedom?'' ||SETUP || ||11:00a ||'''Naomi Ceder''' ''Farewell and Welcome Home - Transition and Inclusion in FOSS”'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||12:00p ||'''LUNCH''' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||12:30p ||'''Raven Guerrero''' ''"Image editing with GIMP"'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||01:00p ||'''Radicals Against Discrimination (R.A.D.) Chicago''' ''"Principles of Privacy"'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
> || ||02:00p ||'''Jay Margalus and Russ Lankenau''' ''“Open Hardware and the Future of Open Software”'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||03:00p ||'''Mahrinah von Schlegel''' '' “Open Source in International Markets”'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||04:00p ||'''Meg Ford''' ''FOSS Project Hour - “Getting Involved with FOSS Projects”'' ||Django Jail Scrapper - sc3<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||04:15p ||'''Wilberto Morales''' ''FOSS Project Hour - “Chicago Food Inspections Project”'' ||<
>!CryptoParty - RAD || ||04:30p ||'''Supreme Chi-Town Coding Crew (sc3)''' ''FOSS Project Hour - "Cook County Jail Scraper"'' ||CLEANUP || ||04:45p ||'''!FreeGeek Volunteer''' ''FOSS Project Hour - Moderated Discussion and Q&A'' ||CLEANUP || ||05:00p ||'''James Slater''' ''Evening Roundup and Appreciation'' ||CLEANUP || == About Our Speakers == * '''David Eads''' is a co-founder of !FreeGeek Chicago and journalist for the Chicago Tribune, as well as a member of the Supreme Chitown Coding Crew. More online at (http://recoveredfactory.net/) * '''Naomi Ceder''' is a python programmer/hacker, teacher, and author of "The Quick Python Book".<
>More online at (http://learnpython.wordpress.com/ AND http://whataboutnaomi.blogspot.com/) * '''Raven Guerrero''' (http://ravenguerrero.com/)<
>"Image Editing with Gimp" * '''Radicals Against Discrimination''' (R.A.D.) is an autonomous anarchist collective. Sometimes militant, always radical. Don't wait for permission, do it! More online at: (https://twitter.com/ChicagoRADicals) * '''Jay Margalus''' is an indie game developer and advocate of open hardware, and one of the co-founders of Lunar Giant Studios. More online at (http://www.lunargiantstudios.com/press) * '''Russ Lankenau '''is the president of Lunar Giant Studios. More online at (http://www.lunargiantstudios.com/press) * '''Mahrinah von Schlegel''' is the founder of Pilsen-based tech startup incubator, Cibola and Economic Growth Fellow at World Business Chicago. More online at (http://buildcibola.com/). * '''Meg Ford''' is a GNOME developer and co-director of the Chicago Linux Users Group (LUG). More online at (http://fordmeg.blogspot.com/) * '''Wilberto Morales''' (https://github.com/wilbertom). * '''Supreme Chi-Town Coding Crew''' (sc3) is an in-house team of !FreeGeek volunteers that educate Chicagoans in practical, professional software development skills by collaboratively building useful web applications. More online at (https://github.com/sc3/sc3) == What to Bring == Bring yourself, some friends, and an open mind. In addition, a laptop is not a requisite to participate but we encourage you to bring your one to workshops and hacking area. We'll provide the !WiFi and power. == Getting Here == === By Public Transit === * CTA Blue Line to Logan Square Stop * CTA #76 Diversey Bus * CTA #56 Miwaukee Bus * CTA #82 Kimball-Homan Bus === By Bike === * There are few bike racks right by !FreeGeek, but we invite you to bring your bike right on into !FreeGeek! === By Car === The map below shows free and unpermitted parking in the neighborhood. Generally, you should be able to find parking: * On Diversey, starting two blocks east of Kimball * On Diversey, starting west of the Family Dollar * On Kimball, everything south of Diversey Ave {{https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/38489448/parkingmap.png|free street parking|height="349",width="600"}} ---- CategoryTeam2013